Thursday, June 26, 2014

Since I have two sons, I wanted to make the same layout
for both boys.I have been
limiting myself to not buying two or more of every sheet of patterned paper
that I like, and this time I made it work!

I backed the layouts on black card stock and dry embossed
the aqua card stock for texture.I
found ric rak in my stash that that was a perfect match.With one sheet of patterned paper and
two of the aqua I think I accomplished my goal of stretching my supplies by a
creative design.

Friday, June 13, 2014

It was time to play with some of my tried but true
supplies.I made several of these
cards, to send to my Dad and Father-in-Law, but also to give as a gift to a
friend who is ill for her giving purposes.

I started with an Art Impressions Lighthouse Stamp stamped
in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored in quickly with blender and pastel
chalk.What I like about pastels
is that if you don’t like what you get . . . you can erase it and start over!It is then framed with a Spellbinder
Grand Labels Four die.The
sentiment is from Studio G and stamped on a matching Labels Four die with inked
edges.

I typically like my masculine cards to be less fussy. This card was quick and easy as well as classic and clean.

Representing

Joining the fun as

Double Page DT

About Me

Hectic as my life is . . . I have a desire to decompress by creating in my craft cave! Currently we have 34 residents on our mini-farm, which includes four humans. Our two active athletic boys keep us running to their various activities. I work for our business doing accounting and HR paperwork, as a substitute teacher in local High Schools, and now as a Community College Chemistry Instructor. Despite the busyness of life, my scrapping, altered art, and card making all provide a respite of creative energy and renewal.